New York, like most older American cities, has changed plenty over the centuries. But one ever-present trait is the city’s photogenic nature: it's the backdrop of many a tourist photo, Hollywood movie, and music video.
This urban beauty even extends back to the early 1900s. The Library of Congress affords us the opportunity to look back at New York when it was just entering the 20th century.
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| City Hall, Manhattan |
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| Coney Island |
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| Federal Hall |
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| Times Square |
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| Union Square, flower market |
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| 11th Avenue |
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| 34th Street and 5th Avenue |
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| Central Park |
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| City Hall subway station |
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| College of the City of New York |
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| Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn |
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| Greenwich Village, hot dog festival |
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| Harlem River |
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| Madison Square |
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| Mott Street (Chinatown) |
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| Prospect Park |
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| South Street Seaport |
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| Statue of Liberty, from the torch |
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| The Brooklyn Bridge |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Washington Bridge and Harlem River Drive |
